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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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